Argentina FA National A Division 1992-93

6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola Cup 1991

CSF South American Masters Tournament 1992

UEFA European Super Cup 1991

Cheshire County League 1951-52

Stalybridge. United Kingdom on a map

Lithuania LFF A Lyga 2007

Haïti Championnat National Division Ligue 1 Haïtienne 2013

SAINT MARC, HAITI – FEB 12, 2014. An overhead view of a busy Haitian marketplace.

South Africa National Soccer League Castle League 1995

Bloemfontein Stadium, Free State/South Africa – 05/12/2009: Aerial photo of Bloemfontein Stadium

FAW Welsh Premier League 2004-05

Maranhao State Championship (Brazil) 2000

Apertura (Opening Championship) Table 1992-93

Clausura (Closing Championship) Table 1992-93

Relegation Averages (Points Per Game Over Past 3 Seasons)

Legend / Key

Season Recap

About Velez Sarsfield

VELEZ SARSFIELD

References

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

1st Round Group Tables

Knockout Rounds Results

Group A Results

Group B Results

Group C Results

Group D Results

Recap

References

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Schedule

Recap

Velez Sarsfield

Schedule References

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Results

Recap

Box-Score

Match Report and Statistics References

Logo References

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Final Table

Recap

References

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Final Table

Recap

Klaipeda Harbour and Stadium

REFERENCES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Regular Phase (Phase 1)

Championship Playoffs (Phase 2)

Relegation Playoffs (Phase 2)

Recap

References

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Final Table

Recap

References

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Final Table

Ireland & Northern Ireland Players

Recap

References

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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1st Stage Group Tables

1st Stage Playoffs

2nd Stage Group Tables

2nd Stage Playoffs

Championship Final

Recap

Map of Maranhao, Brazil.

References

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PHOTO REFERENCES

Photo References

Logo References

Photo References

WEBSITES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Argentina FA National A Division Apertura 1992-93

Argentina FA National A Division Clausura 1992-93

Argentina FA National A Division Relegation Averages 1992-93

6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group A 1991

6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group B 1991

6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group C 1991

6th World Youth Championship 1st Round Group D 1991

Cheshire County League 1951-52

Lithuania A Lyga 2007

Haïti Championnat National Division 1 Ligue Haïtienne Regular Phase 2013

Haïti Championnat National Division 1 Ligue Haïtienne Championship Playoffs 2013

Haïti Championnat National Division 1 Ligue Haïtienne Relegation Playoffs 2013

South Africa National Soccer League Castle League 1995

FAW Welsh Premier League 2004-05

Welsh Premier League (Irish Players) 2004-05

Maranhao State Championship 1st Stage Group A 2000

Maranhao state Championship 1st Stage Group B 2000

Maranhao State Championship 1st Stage Playoffs 2000

Maranhao State Championship 2nd Stage Group A 2000

Maranhao State Championship 2nd Stage Group B 2000

Maranhao State Championships 2nd Stage Playoffs 2000

Maranhao State Championship Final (1st Stage Winner v 2nd Stage Winner)

December 29, 2021

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Boca Juniors (C)	19	10	7	2	24	11	13	27
2	River Plate *	18	10	4	4	28	12	16	24
3	San Lorenzo	19	9	5	5	24	14	10	23
4	Ferro Carril Oeste	19	6	10	3	16	10	6	22
5	Huracan	19	9	4	6	26	22	4	22
6	Velez Sarsfield	19	8	5	6	23	15	8	21
7	Estudiantes	19	7	6	6	20	14	6	20
8	Lanus	19	8	4	7	22	21	1	20
9	Belgrano Cordoba	19	7	6	6	21	20	1	20
10	Talleres Cordoba	19	6	8	5	18	20	-2	20
11	Deportivo Espanol	19	7	5	7	19	18	1	19
12	San Martin Tucuman	19	6	8	5	18	14	4	18
13	Deportivo Mandiyu	19	5	8	6	21	24	-3	18
14	Rosario	19	7	4	8	19	29	-10	18
15	Independiente	19	5	7	7	15	22	-7	17
16	Racing Club	19	4	7	8	14	20	-6	15
17	Gimnasia y Esgrima	19	4	7	8	19	27	-8	15
18	Platense	19	3	8	8	16	21	-5	14
19	Argentinos Juniors *	18	3	7	8	16	24	-8	13
20	Newell's Old Boys	19	3	4	12	12	31	-19	10

Note: * River Plate v Argentinos Juniors abandoned at half-time with River Plate leading 1-0.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Velez Sarsfield (C)	19	10	7	2	23	7	16	27
2	Independiente	19	6	12	1	23	14	9	24
3	San Lorenzo	19	8	6	5	27	19	8	22
4	Deportivo Espanol	19	9	4	6	24	18	6	22
5	River Plate $	18	9	3	6	31	21	10	21
6	Boca Juniors	19	6	9	4	24	18	6	21
7	Racing Club	19	9	3	7	22	17	5	21
8	Rosario	18	6	8	4	23	17	6	20
9	Huracan	18	7	6	5	22	21	1	20
10	Argentinos Juniors	19	3	13	3	12	12	0	19
11	Deportivo Mandiyu	19	5	9	5	19	22	-3	19
12	Estudiantes	19	5	8	6	23	20	3	18
13	Belgrano Cordoba	19	4	10	5	13	22	-9	18
14	Gimnasia y Esgrima	19	4	9	6	13	16	-3	17
15	Ferro Carril Oeste	19	5	6	8	15	21	-6	16
15	Lanus	19	5	6	8	15	21	-6	16
17	Talleres Cordoba $	18	4	7	7	15	27	-12	15
18	Platense	19	3	8	8	14	26	-12	14
19	Newell's Old Boys	19	3	7	9	12	29	-17	13
20	San Martin Tucuman	19	4	4	11	17	30	-13	12

Note: $ Game between River Plate v Talleres Cordoba in the matter of the courts – The Referee sent of 5 Talleres players and the result and the effect the subsequent player suspensions had on Talleres Cordoba’s season was so great that they were relegated. Talleres brought the matter to court, and were banned for doing so by the Argentina FA, but the judge ruled that the FIFA statutes barring teams from going to court was unconstitutional, and the matter was going through the court system in Argentina at the cessation of the Championship.

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Lanus	0.973
2	Belgrano Cordoba	0.960
3	Deportivo Mandiyu	0.947
4	Estudiantes	0.929
4	Gimnasia y Esgrima	0.929
6	Platense	0.921
7	Talleres Cordoba (R)	0.893
8	San Martin Tucuman (R)	0.789

P – Played, W- Won, D – Drew, L – Lost, F – Goals For, A – Goals Against, GD – Goal Difference, Pts – Points, (C) Champions and Copa Libertadores Qualifiers (R) Relegated by lowest average points over last three seasons.

Velez Sarsfield finished sixth of 20 teams in the Apertura (Opening Championship) and then won the Clausura (Closing Championship) in the Argentina Football Association National A Division in 1992-93 [1, 2]. It was only the fourth Championship victory for the traditionally Irish-Argentine Soccer team, and the first in 46 years [2]. With no playoff between the Apertura and Clausura Champions unlike in other South American Championships at the time, there was no Overall Champion for the 1992-93 season [2], and both Boca Juniors (Apertura Champions) and Velez Sarsfield (Clausura Champions) qualified for the Copa Libertadores – the South American Champions League [2].

Velez Sarsfield are named after Dalmacio Velez Sarsfield, whose Grandfather George Sarsfield left Ireland in the early 1700s [4]. Dalmacio is a hugely important figure in Argentina, having written the country’s civil code in 1856 [4]. The Code remained in use until 2015. Velez Sarsfield are a multi-sport club based in the Capital Buenos Aires, and are most famous for their successful Soccer team.

[1] Anon. / Keir Radnedge (Ed.) “South America: Tables” World Soccer. February 1993 pg. 51. IPC Magazines, London, UK.

[2] Anon. / Keir Radnedge (Ed.) “South America: Tables” World Soccer. September 1993 pg. 49. IPC Magazines, London, UK.

[3] Maynooth University (2021) Viva Irlanda! Remembering the history of the Irish in Argentina [Internet] Available from: http://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spotlight-research/viva-irlanda-remembering-history-irish-argentina [Accessed 31 January 2021][Last Accessed 29 December 2021]

[4] ©boris15/123RF.COM

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December 4, 2021

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Portugal	6
2	South Korea	3
3	Republic of Ireland	2
4	Argentina	1

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Brazil	5
2	Mexico	4
3	Sweden	2
4	Ivory Coast	1

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Australia	6
2	USSR	4
3	Egypt	2
4	Trinidad & Tobago	0

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Spain	5
2	Syria	4
3	England	2
4	Uruguay	1

Please Click on the Republic of Ireland matches in the lists above to see full match reports and Republic of Ireland Line-ups.

Republic of Ireland went into their first Major World Soccer Tournament in the 6th World Youth Cup for the FIFA / Coca-Cola Cup in Portugal 1991 with seemingly little chance of reaching the Quarter-Finals having been drawn in the “Group of Death” with hosts Portugal, Argentina and South Korea, the best team in Asia, or from outside Europe and Latin America for that matter.

It looked even bleaker for the Irish after a lacklustre opening match against hosts Portugal with Ireland losing 2-0. However, Coach Maurice Setters voiced some hope after an ill-tempered match between Argentina and South Korea was won by a last minute Korean goal.

Ireland played Korea next and despite controlling the match, and keeping the Koreans pinned in their own half for most of the match they were only able to score the one goal from Paul McCarthy. Korea then produced another escape with a late equaliser by Choi-Choi with the last kick of the game.

With Portugal defeating Argentina 3-0 in another ill-tempered match which left the possibility of Argentina facing a World ban, Ireland now needed to beat Argentina in their last match and hope Portugal did them favours against Korea.

Ireland battled hard against Argentina going 1-0 up through Barry O’Connor in the first half. Argentina survived several goal mouth scares towards the end of the first half and came out with more intent in the second, netting through Delgado in the 55th minute and then going ahead from the penalty spot in the 59th minute.

Coach Setters had already criticised the Refereeing in the tournament and was seething at what was a harsh decision. It changed the nature of the game and although Ireland equalised three minutes later through Brian Byrne’s individual effort, a goal which was candidate for goal of the tournament, Ireland were chasing the game from the penalty decision. Despite firing in shot after shot in the dying minutes they could not find a breakthrough and with Portugal defeating Korea 1-0 those two teams qualified for the Quarter-Finals. Ireland received a standing ovation from the Portuguese home crowd after the Final whistle.

Portugal went on to win the Tournament, their golden generation which would form the backbone of the Senior Team for a decade to come with names like Luis Figo, Silva, Rui Costa, Torres and Pinto gracing the World Stage. Brazil were the team they beat on penalties to claim their first major Trophy.

It was also a first Major World Soccer Tournament for Trinidad & Tobago, and a last for the USSR before the breakup of that country. Australia and Syria were surprise packets, Australia winning all three group games including a defeat of USSR and eventually finished fourth. Syria too created a surprise in reaching the quarter-Finals ahead of England, the two teams 3-3 draw being one of the most exciting goal-wise in the entire tournament.

[1] (1991) “6th World Youth Championship for the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Cup 1991” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 19.

[2] Paul Hyland (1991) “Irish hopes high after sparks fly in Lisbon” Irish Independent. Monday June 17th, 1991. pg. 23 [Past Copies of the Irish Independent are Available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ][Accessed 4 December 2021]

[3] Paul Hyland (1991) “Argentina face World ban” Irish Independent. Wednesday June 19th, 1991. pg. 12 [Past Copies of the Irish Independent are Available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ][Accessed 4 December 2021]

[4] Paul Hyland (1991) “Heartbreak for Ireland” Irish Independent. Tuesday June 18th, 1991. pg. 14 [Past Copies of the Irish Independent are Available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ][Accessed 4 December 2021]

[5] Paul Hyland (1991) “Lights go out for Irish” Irish Independent. Friday June 21st, 1991. pg. 13 [Past Copies of the Irish Independent are Available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ][Accessed 4 December 2021]

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November 29, 2021

CSF Logo 1989-2016 [References: 1]

The South American Masters Tournament was added to the already congested South American Soccer Schedule in 1992. Played between the four winners of the South American Super Cup, itself a 16-team tournament for winners of the Copa Libertadores it was played just this once in Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Boca Juniors, made famous as the team which brought Diego Maradona to the World, won the Tournament, triumphing 2-1 in the Final versus Brazil’s Cruzeiro from Belo Horizonte having already defeated Paraguay’s Olimpia 1-0 in the Semi-Finals. Olimpia from Asuncion, Paraguay defeated Racing Club, the second Buenos Aires team in the tournament in the 3rd Place Playoff.

Velez Sarsfield are named after Dalmacio Velez Sarsfield, whose Grandfather George Sarsfield left Ireland in the early 1700s. Dalmacio is a hugely important figure in Argentina, having written the country’s civil code in 1856. The Code remained in use until 2015. Velez Sarsfield are a multi-sport club based in the Capital Buenos Aires, and are most famous for their successful Soccer team.

©boris15/123RF.COM

[1] 1000 Logos (2021) CONMEBOL-logo-history [Internet] Available from: https://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CONMEBOL-logo-history.jpg [Accessed 5 January 2021][Adjusted]

[2] Anon. (1992) “World Service” World Soccer. August/September 1992. pg.

[3] ©boris15/123RF.COM

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November 23, 2021

UEFA Logo 1967-1992 [References: 3]

Manchester United defeated reigning European Cup Holders Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia 1-0 thanks to a Brian McClair goal after 67 minutes to win the UEFA European Super Cup at Old Trafford on November 19, 1991 between 1990-91’s Winners of the UEFA European Cup-Winners Cup and UEFA European Cup.

Brian McClair was perfectly placed to side-step the ball home after Neil Webb’s shot rebounded off the post kindly to him. The goal saved the embarrassment of Steve Bruce who missed a penalty in the 31st minute after his own shot was handled in the box by Miodrag Belodedic. Zvonko Milojevic in goal for Red Star easily saved Bruce’s penalty.

The miss knocked United’s confidence and if Red Star Belgrade had scored just one of the many chances they subsequently had playing with the dazzling skills which made them one of the most feared teams in Europe in 1990-91 they could have been home Super Cup Champions.

However their chances were squandered, in particular, 1990-91’s European Golden Boot winner on 34 goals Darko Pancev, who was not on his normally prolific form. McClair’s goal galvanized United who were revived and could have put more goals in an energetic last 20 minutes. Republic of Ireland’s Denis Irwin starred in Defence for Manchester United and Northern Ireland’s Mal Donaghy was an unused substitute, also for United.

For watching United legends Sir Matt Busby and Sir Bobby Charlton it was a night of mixed emotions, as it was returning from Belgrade after playing Red Star in a European Cup tie that the Munich Air Disaster happened that ended the lives of so many of Sir Matt Busby’s Busby Babes, the young team which had delighted fans in England and around the World.

Manchester United (0) 1 (Brian McClair 67)

Peter Schmeichel – Martin (Ryan Giggs, 71), Denis Irwin (Irl), Steve Bruce, Neil Webb, Gary Pallister, Andrei Kanchelskis, Paul Ince, Brian McClair, Mark Hughes, Blackmore. Unused Subs: Mal Donaghy (NIR), Walsh, Beardsmore, Robins

Red Star Belgrade (0) 0

Milosevic – Radinovic, Vasilijevic, Tanyga, Belodedic, Najdonski, Stosic, Jugovic, Pancev, Savicevic (Ivic 82), Mihajlovic. Unused Subs: Lekovic, Medeljkovic, Jovanovic

[1] Kier Radnedge (1991) “European Super Cup” World Soccer. December 1991. pg. 6

[2] Anon. (1991) “United Steal Super Cup” Irish Independent. Wednesday, November 20, 1991. pg. 19.

[3] Fandom Logos (2020) UEFA Logo 1967-1992 [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/d/d3/UEFA_Logo_1960s.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20160411130211 [Accessed 5 April 2020]

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November 19, 2021

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wellington Town	42	26	9	7	85	44	41	61
2	Rhyl	42	25	8	9	101	58	43	58
3	Port Vale	42	21	11	10	77	41	36	53
4	Witton Albion	42	22	7	13	77	46	31	51
5	Tranmere Rovers	42	20	9	13	79	57	22	49
6	Northwich Victoria	42	21	6	15	78	70	8	48
7	Mossley	42	22	4	16	90	89	1	48
8	Altrincham	42	19	9	14	78	72	6	47
9	Crewe Alexandra	42	19	8	15	114	83	31	46
10	Stockport County	42	16	12	14	66	61	5	44
11	Bangor City	42	17	9	16	79	68	11	43
12	Wrexham	42	16	10	16	88	83	5	42
13	Runcorn	42	16	10	16	75	76	-1	42
14	Macclesfield	42	15	12	15	62	69	-7	42
15	Winsford United	42	17	6	19	72	84	-12	40
16	Congleton Town	42	17	5	20	66	93	-27	39
17	Chester	42	15	7	20	65	79	-14	37
18	Stalybridge Celtic	42	13	7	22	56	83	-27	33
19	Buxton	42	10	11	21	73	84	-11	31
20	Ellesmere Port Town	42	11	4	27	70	104	-34	26
21	South Liverpool	42	7	10	25	45	98	-53	24
22	Hyde United	42	7	6	29	66	120	-54	20

Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Draw, 0 Pts Loss

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Stalybridge Celtic, named for the Ancient people of Britain and Ireland, finished 18th of 22 teams in the Cheshire County League in the English Minor Leagues in 1951-52, with a record of 33 points from 42 matches. The Cheshire County League was one of 12 designated as Minor Leagues (including the Welsh League and Irish League – Northern Ireland), Step 5 on the English system. It included some “B” or “Reserve” teams of Football League teams (Steps 1-4 in the English Pyramid).

Stalybridge on a Map of United Kingdom, just South of Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyme in Cheshire, now part of Greater Manchester.

By SevenMaps

[1] Roy Peskett, Ed. (1952) “How they finished in the Minor Leagues: Cheshire County League” Dail Mail Football Guide 1952-53. pg. Dail Mail Publications, Associated Newspapers, London, England, UK.

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November 18, 2021

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	FBK Kaunas	36	25	8	3	91	26	65	83
2	Suduva Marijampole	36	20	8	8	66	34	32	68
3	Ekranas Panevezys	36	19	9	8	83	36	47	66
4	Zalgiris Vilnius	36	18	10	8	64	34	30	64
5	Vetra Vilnius	36	18	7	11	55	30	25	61
6	Atlantas Klaipeda	36	13	6	17	54	45	9	45
7	KFK Siauliai	36	13	6	17	47	50	-3	45
8	FK Vilnius	36	13	6	17	54	63	-9	45
9	FK Silute	36	6	4	26	28	86	-58	22
10	Interas Visaginas	36	2	2	32	16	154	-138	8

Qualify for Champions League: FBK Kaunas Qualify for UEFA Cup: Suduva Marijampole and Ekranas Panevezys.

Relegated to LFF I Lyga: Interas Visaginas Promoted from LFF I Lyga: None.

Atlantas Klaipeda finshed sixth of ten teams on 45 points from 36 matches in the Lithuanian Soccer A Lyga in 2007. The team finished well below the eventual Champions FBK Kaunas (who finished on 83 points) and well above the only relegated team Interas Visaginas who finished on 8 points. Atlantas are named after the Atlantic Ocean, of which the Baltic Sea next to Lithuania is part of. Klaipeda is a Harbour Town on the Baltic Sea. Atlantean Civilization is sometimes used to describe a Civilization that includes both the Gaelic and British Celts and the Atlantic Fringe of the Basque Country, Etruscans and North Africans such as the Tamashek and Tuareg [See References 2-4]

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KLAIPEDA,LITHUANIA- AUG 02 :view of the view of petrol industrial zone and harbor on August 02,2011 in Klaipeda, Lithuania.

By Vytautas Kielaitis

[1] Guy Oliver (2008) “LIT – LIthuania” Almanac of World Football 2009. pg. 500. Headline Publishing Group. Chatham, Kent, UK

[2] Roaring water Press (2020) Bronze Age Copper Mining [Internet] Svailable from: https://roaringwaterjournal.com/tag/bronze-age-copper-mining/ [Accessed 30 October 2020]

[3] Barry Cunliffe (2020) The Atlantean Irish: Ireland’s Oriental and Maritime Heritage [Internet] Availavle from: https://www.lilliputpress.ie/product/the-atlantean-irish-irelands-oriental-and-maritime-heritage [Accessed 30 October 2020]

[4] [References: see Encyclopedia Brittanica sections on Indo-European, Celtic, and Afro-Asiatic languages: Encyclopedia Britannica | Britannica ]

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November 11, 2021

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Valencia de Léogâne	22	10	8	4	26	12	14	38
2	Baltimore SC Saint-Marc	22	9	6	7	19	16	3	33
3	Racing Club Haïtien Port-au-Prince	22	8	9	5	18	17	1	33
4	AS Petit-Goâve	22	7	10	5	16	15	1	31
5	Aigle Noir AC Port-au-Prince	22	8	6	8	23	20	3	30
6	AS Mirabalais	22	7	9	6	20	18	2	30
7	Tempête FC Saint-Marc	22	6	10	6	15	18	-3	28
8	AS Cavaly Léogâne	22	6	9	7	11	9	2	27
9	FICA Cap-Haïtien	22	6	9	7	15	19	-4	27
10	Don Bosco FC Pétion-Ville	22	4	10	8	19	25	-6	22
11	América FC des Cayes	22	5	8	9	12	17	-5	20
12	Victory SC Port-au-Prince	22	4	6	10	19	25	-6	19

Places 1-6 form Championship Playoff Group in Phase 2 and Places 7-12 form Relegation Playoff Group in Phase 2. No Points or Record carried forward to Phase 2.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	AS Mirabalais	10	6	4	0	15	4	11	22
2	Valencia de Léogâne	10	6	0	4	15	10	5	18
3	Racing Club Haïtien Port-au-Prince	10	4	4	2	10	8	2	16
4	AS Petit-Goâve	10	2	4	4	6	15	-9	10
5	Baltimore SC Saint-Marc	10	2	3	5	4	7	-3	9
6	Aigle Noir AC Port-au-Prince	10	1	3	6	9	15	-6	6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Don Bosco FC Pétion-Ville	10	4	3	3	12	7	5	15
2	FICA Cap-Haïtien	10	4	3	3	10	12	-2	15
3	Tempête FC Saint-Marc	10	4	2	4	12	11	1	14
4	Victory SC Port-au-Prince	10	3	5	2	9	8	1	14
5	América FC des Cayes	10	3	3	4	6	7	-1	12
6	AS Cavaly Léogâne	10	3	2	5	4	8	-4	11

Relegated to Division 2 for 2014: América FC des Cayes and AS Cavaly Léogâne Promoted from Division 2 for 2014: Racine FC Gros-Morne and AS Capoise Cap-Haïtien.

Baltimore SC Saint-Marc, which shares a name with the town of Baltimore in Co. Cork, Ireland, and may be named after the Irish town, finshed in second place during the Regular Phase of the Championnat National Division Ligue 1 Haïtienne 2013 with 33 points from 22 matches. They fared less well in the Championship Playoffs, an entirely new League with no points carried forward. The Championship Playoffs were played between the top 6 teams in the Regular Phase and Baltimore SC finished 5th on 9 points.

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[1] Gabriel Marquez (2015) “Haïti” The North and Central American Football Guide 2014-2015. pg. 243-244. Published by Soccer Books Ltd, Cleethorpes, N.E. Lincolnshire, England.

Thanks to Richard Costello (Gateway).

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November 9, 2021

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cape Town Spurs	34	21	8	5	52	20	31	71
2	Mamelodi Sundowns	34	19	9	6	44	23	21	66
3	Orlando Pirates	34	16	12	6	42	22	20	60
4	Kaizer Chiefs	34	16	11	7	42	21	21	59
5	Hellenic	34	16	8	10	51	39	12	56
6	Umtata Bucks	34	14	8	12	41	39	2	50
7	Vaal Professionals	34	12	12	10	41	37	4	48
8	Qwa Qwa Stars	34	12	12	10	39	39	0	48
9	Real Rovers	34	11	10	13	45	51	-6	43
10	Jomo Cosmos	34	10	12	12	35	38	-3	42
11	Manning Rangers	34	10	11	13	40	43	-3	41
12	Wits University	34	11	8	15	38	44	-6	41
13	Bloemfontein Celtic	34	10	9	15	35	37	-2	39
14	Witbank Aces	34	10	6	18	38	53	-15	36
15	Moroka Swallows	34	7	13	14	35	47	-12	34
16	Amazulu	34	7	13	14	35	53	-18	34
17	African Wanderers	34	7	12	15	39	55	-16	33
18	Rafali Blackpool	34	5	10	19	35	66	-31	19

Champions (African Champions Cup): Cape Town Spurs. Runners-Up (CAF Cup): Mamelodi Sundowns.

Relegated: African Wanderers, Rabali Blackpool. Promoted: Pretoria City, Crystal Brains.

Bloemfontein Celtic, formed in 1969, carry the famous Glasgow Celtic name and also play in Green and White. In 1995 they finished in 13th place out of 18 with 39 points from 34 matches in the National Soccer League Castle League. The Castle League was the top Division in the South African National Soccer League in 1995. None of the players, however, had Irish names.

Squad in 1995:

Gk: Prince Mogoshua, Pazi Shabani, Doctor Ntolo

Def: Jonas Mabusela, Sello Mahlangu, Winston Mgqamqo, Windy Mkhabela, Victor Nhlapo, Luc-Junior Oum, Joseph Thulare,

Mid: Aubrey Lekwane, Adam Mabena, Collen Hlope, Petrus Mahlangu, Gus Mlungwana, Tebogo Mophaleng, Mandla Nkosi, Percy Nxumalo, Kenneth Sibeko,

Fwd: Lodrick Baloyi, Kay Kayuni, Jacob Khosa, George Mahlangu, Boniventure Mofokeng, Teboho Mokoena, Simon Nkosi, Johannes Shili.

Bloemfontein, South AfricaG

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By Grant Duncan-Smith

[1] Barry Baker (1996) “South Africa” The African Football Guide 1996/1997. pg. 274. Published by Heart Books, 2820 Rijmenam, Belgium.

Thanks to Paul O’Reilly.

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Last Updated: 9 November 2021

November 1, 2021

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Total Network Solutions	34	23	9	2	83	25	58	78
2	Rhyl	34	23	5	6	70	31	39	74
3	Bangor City	34	20	7	7	73	44	29	67
4	Haverfordwest County	34	17	12	5	50	28	22	63
5	Caersws	34	19	5	10	67	39	28	62
6	Carmarthen Town	34	17	10	7	60	34	26	61
7	Cwmbran Town	34	15	8	11	52	47	5	53
8	Aberystwyth Town	34	15	8	11	45	40	5	53
9	Welshpool Town	34	14	9	11	55	46	9	51
10	Newtown	34	13	7	14	49	55	-6	46
11	CPD Porthmadog	34	11	12	11	38	39	-1	45
12	Connah's Quay Nomads	34	9	9	16	48	58	-10	36
13	Port Talbot Town	34	6	11	17	36	49	-13	29
14	Llanelli	34	8	5	21	42	85	-43	29
15	Caernarfon Town	34	7	7	20	29	72	-43	28
16	Airbus UK	34	5	9	20	36	76	-40	24
17	NEWI Cefn Druids	34	5	7	22	30	72	-42	22
18	Afan Lido	34	6	6	22	29	52	-23	21

Champions League Qualifiers: Total Network Solutions (Champions and Cup-Winners), UEFA Cup Qualifiers: Carmarthen Town (Cup Runners-Up), Rhyl. Relegated: NEWI Cefn Druids and Afan Lido (NEWI Cefn Druids reprieved as only one team promoted).

Note: Afan Lido – 3 Points Deducted.

Player	Team	Position	Appearances
Paul Friel (IRL)	Bangor City	Midfielder	14 (5)
Nicky Burke (IRL)	Carmarthen Town	Forward	16 (9)
Richard Kennedy (IRL)	Carmarthen Town	Defender	23 (7)
Gerard Doherty (NIR)	Total Network Solutions	Goalkeeper	34 (0)

The Three Ireland-declared players and one Northern Ireland player in the FAW Welsh Premier League in 2004-05 enjoyed great success, with Goalkeeper Gerard Doherty (NIR) winning the Championship with Total Network Solutions from Llansantffraid, and the three Ireland-declared players finishing in third with Bangor City (Paul Friel) and sixth with Carmarthen Town (Nicky Burke and Richard Kennedy). Both TNS and Carmarthen Town qualified for UEFA Competition in 2005-06.

Northern Ireland’s Gerard Doherty played all 34 games in goal for Total Network Solutions from the tiny Welsh village of Llansantffraid on the border with England as they won the Welsh Premier League in 2004-05. TNS, for short, finished on 78 points from their 34 matches, four ahead of Rhyl. TNS also won the Cup and qualified for the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League.

Carmarthen Town, who finished in sixth place, featured two Ireland-declared players: Nicky Burke, a forward who started 16 games, came on as a substitute 9 times and scored 2 goals; and Richard Kennedy, a defender who started in 23 games, and also came on as a substitute 7 times, scoring 1 goal in thev process. Bangor City, who finished third, featured the skills of Paul Friel, also Ireland-declared, who started 14 games and came on 5 times as a substitute. Carmarthen Town qualified for the UEFA Cup in 2005-06 as Cup Runners-Up to TNS.

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[1] Mike Hammond (Ed.) “Wales” European Book of Football 2005-06. pg. 757. M Press. Romford, Essex.

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy.

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October 31, 2021

In the First Stage teams played each team from the other Group twice. The Top two in each Group Qualify for the 1st Stage Semi-Finals.

Date	Event	Time/Results	Venue	Match Day

Moto Clube are 1st Stage Champions and Qualify for Championship Final.

In the 2nd Stage Teams played each team in their own group twice. Top two in each Group qualify for 2nd Stage semi-Finals.

Date	Event	Time/Results	Venue	Match Day

Sampaio Correa win 2nd Stage and Qualify for Championship Final.

Date	Event	Time/Results	Venue	Match Day

Moto Clube won Maranhao State Championship 5-4 on aggregate.

Note: Match Dates are a very rough estimate based on the Brazilian Football season being split into two halves: The first half from February to June is for the State Championships and the 2nd Half from June to December is for the National Championships. The Top teams in each state take part in both State Championships and National Championships.

Expressinho from Sao Luis played in the Brazilian Maranhao State Championship’s Top Division in 2000, finishing with 5 points from 12 games in the 1st Stage and 4 Points from 10 games in the 2nd stage, resulting in their relegation, along with last placed overall Tocantins. Expressinho are of interest to Irish readers as they were formed in Sao Luis on 17th March 1975, St. Patrick’s Day, and played in Green Shirts, White Shorts and Green Socks. Expressinho played in the 21,000 capacity Estadio Nuozinho Santos in Sao Luis.

The 1st Stage Championship was won 2-1 on aggregate by Moto Clube versus Sampaio Correa, who won the 2nd Stage Championship 2-0 versus Viana (the first leg in that tie finished 1-1 but was awarded to Sampaio Correa 1-0 as Viana had fielded an ineligible player). The Championship Final, played between the 1st Stage and 2nd Stage Champions was won by Moto Clube, who overturned a 2-4 deficit in the 1st Leg to take the 2nd Leg 3-0 and the tie 5-4 on aggregate.

[1] Serge Van Hoof et al (2001) “Maranhao (MA)” North and Latin American Football Guide 2001/2002. pg. 237-238. Heart Books, B-2820 Rijmenam, Belgium.

Thanks to Dieni

Moto Clube

Expressinho

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